Maternal Mortality

"Maternal Mortality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Maternal deaths resulting from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in a given population.

Descriptor ID	D008428
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.550.500 N01.224.935.698.653 N06.850.505.400.975.550.500 N06.850.520.308.985.550.500
Concept/Terms	Maternal Mortality Maternal Mortality Mortality, Maternal Maternal Mortalities Mortalities, Maternal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Maternal Mortality".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550]
Maternal Mortality [E05.318.308.985.550.500]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Mortality [N01.224.935.698]
Maternal Mortality [N01.224.935.698.653]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550]
Maternal Mortality [N06.850.505.400.975.550.500]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550]
Maternal Mortality [N06.850.520.308.985.550.500]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Maternal Mortality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 49 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2018 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2010	0	2	2
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	2	4
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	3	5
2016	2	0	2
2017	2	3	5
2018	2	4	6
2019	1	2	3
2020	5	1	6
2021	3	1	4
2022	1	1	2
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Maternal Mortality" by people in Profiles.

England RW, Anand J, Yanoshak E, Sidloski M, Muruka J, Maina FW, Mollura D, Dixon R, Shah TI, Anton K. Expanding Global IR Outreach to Address Postpartum Hemorrhage in Kenya Using Geospatial Analytic Mapping. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 06; 36(6):1067-1075.e1.

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Robbins LS, Szychowski JM, Nassel A, Arora G, Armour EK, Walker Z, Rajapreyar IN, Kraus A, Wingate M, Tita AT, Sinkey RG. Geographic disparities in peripartum cardiomyopathy outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 02; 5(2):100788.

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Gulersen M, Alvarez A, Rochelson B, Blitz MJ. Preterm birth and severe maternal morbidity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron wave. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 11; 4(6):100712.

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Mitchell KA, Haddock AJ, Husainy H, Walter LA, Rajapreyar I, Wingate M, Smith CH, Tita A, Sinkey R. Care of the Postpartum Patient in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review with Implications for Maternal Mortality. Am J Perinatol. 2023 04; 40(5):489-507.

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Wu P, Jordan KP, Chew-Graham CA, Mohamed MO, Barac A, Lundberg GP, Chappell LC, Michos ED, Maas AHEM, Mamas MA. In-Hospital Complications in Pregnant Women With Current or Historical Cancer Diagnoses. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 11; 96(11):2779-2792.

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Omer S, Zakar R, Zakar MZ, Fischer F. The influence of social and cultural practices on maternal mortality: a qualitative study from South Punjab, Pakistan. Reprod Health. 2021 May 18; 18(1):97.

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Huntley BJF, Mulder IA, Di Mascio D, Vintzileos WS, Vintzileos AM, Berghella V, Chauhan SP. Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Individuals With and Without Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 04 01; 137(4):585-596.

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Aziz A, Saleem S, Nolen TL, Pradhan NA, McClure EM, Jessani S, Garces AL, Hibberd PL, Moore JL, Goudar SS, Dhaded SM, Esamai F, Tenge C, Patel AB, Chomba E, Mwenechanya M, Bose CL, Liechty EA, Krebs NF, Derman RJ, Carlo WA, Tshefu A, Koso-Thomas M, Siddiqi S, Goldenberg RL. Why are the Pakistani maternal, fetal and newborn outcomes so poor compared to other low and middle-income countries? Reprod Health. 2020 Dec 17; 17(Suppl 3):190.

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Bauserman M, Thorsten VR, Nolen TL, Patterson J, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Patel AB, Hibberd PL, Garces AL, Figueroa L, Krebs NF, Esamai F, Nyongesa P, Liechty EA, Carlo WA, Chomba E, Goudar SS, Kavi A, Derman RJ, Saleem S, Jessani S, Billah SM, Koso-Thomas M, McClure EM, Goldenberg RL, Bose C. Maternal mortality in six low and lower-middle income countries from 2010 to 2018: risk factors and trends. Reprod Health. 2020 Dec 17; 17(Suppl 3):173.

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McClure EM, Garces AL, Hibberd PL, Moore JL, Goudar SS, Saleem S, Esamai F, Patel A, Chomba E, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Haque R, Bose CL, Liechty EA, Krebs NF, Derman RJ, Carlo WA, Petri W, Koso-Thomas M, Goldenberg RL. The Global Network Maternal Newborn Health Registry: a multi-country, community-based registry of pregnancy outcomes. Reprod Health. 2020 Nov 30; 17(Suppl 2):184.

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